CITY Issue 51

best art mountain town Park City, Utah It’s not all about Sundance. Art galleries of all stripes line Main Street and the Iron Horse District, and gems like Thomas D. Mangelsen’s Images of Nature photography gallery (364 Main St., where you’ll find these polar bears), the Julie Nester Gallery (1755 B Bonanza Dr.), and Stanfield Fine Art (751 Main St.) go far beyond the typical Old West kitsch. Before anything else, your Silverton guides will ask if you want to join a “fast” or “medium” hiking group. Don’t be tempted—even if you’re a triathlete, pick medium or you won’t last past lunch. Once everybody is divvied up into groups of eight skiers or less per guide, it’s on to the area’s vintage double-chair lift, and then a pause to regroup nearly two-and-a-half miles high in the San Juan’s. Take a look around: groups of skiers hike the ridgeline above you like ants on a log, dwarfed by the 13,487-foot peak; a mouth-watering variety of steep bowls and tight chutes drop off on every side; and bright, bald mountains stretch towards the horizon, man’s presence all but erased from the picture. Catch your breath, then follow the guide and the boot-pack to your first fresh tracks of the day—they won’t be your last. Silverton is an anomaly in a world of interminable lift lines, over-manicured terrain, and “powder days” that are skied out by noon. The mountain offers early and late season unguided skiing, but reserve a guided day in the prime mid-January to March range—attendance is capped at about 80 guests—and you will be rewarded with the most untracked powder in the country accessible without a helicopter or snowcat. Open only Thursdays through Sundays, stashes here last for weeks not hours. The old mining town is as sleepy as they come, but as you drop into the bottomless snow of yet another never-ending chute, face-shots coating your goggles, and the echoes of an avalanche blast ringing in your ears, après-ski will be the last thing on your mind. Go to www.silvertonmountain.com 64 CITY M A N G E L S E N : “ L A Z Y B OY S ,” P H OTO B Y T H O M A S D . M A N G E L S E N , W W W. M A N G E L S E N . C O M . S I LV E RTO N : P H OTO B Y A A R O N B R I L L , S I LV E RTO N M O U N TA I N . silverton, colorado: how to really beat the lift lines http://www.silvertonmountain.com

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Contents Letter from CITY Our Friends Action Wanted City Moment The City Life Fast Food Fit Field Trip The Suite Life Paint the Town Red Fresh Tracks After the Sunset One City, Many Destinations The Winning Photographer The Entries By the Numbers The Finalists Expert Opinion Amateur Hour Meet the Finalists Nowhere Man Dune Raiders Just Go Where To Buy It Socials Icon

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